Module 8 Group Project - Proposal Product and Service Design “How do some companies manage to introduce successful new products fast when others can’t?” This is the type of question we will be answering in this chapter (ie. An idea we could use on a company in our power point presentation) per Pg 117 of textbook How do these companies’s stay in the competitive marketplace with their product and service designs? What makes them unique? • Idea generation • Build a business case
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Chapter 4 – Product and Service Design TOPIC Product and Service Design Trends in Product & Service Design Product or Service Design Activities Reasons for Product or Service Design Design for Operations Sources of Ideas for Products and Services The Design Process Quality Function Deployment Reverse Engineering Design for Manufacturing Manufacturability Legal‚ Ethical‚ and Environmental Issues Regulations & Legal Considerations Research and Development (R&D)
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Design is one of the components of the operations management. Specifically‚ product and service design is one of the processes of the design. As states in Morris (2009‚ p.22)‚ Product design is defined as the idea generation‚ concept development‚ testing and manufacturing or implementation of a physical object or service. “Service design is the activity of planning and organizing people‚ infrastructure‚ communication and material components of a service‚ in order to improve its quality‚
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The Functional to Matrix Transition Karen R.J. White‚ PMP RECENTLY PARTICIPATED IN A CONSULTING ASSIGNMENT WHICH INVOLVED MOVING A LARGE ITS ORGANIZATION from an old-style functional-department organization structure towards one more friendly to proj- Common Pitfalls ects. The project faced the sorts of challenges that are common when trying to realign organizational structure with the new realities of managing by projects. In addition‚ there were added cultural barriers because the company
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MKT 121: Customer Service Question 2: Summarize the advantages and disadvantages of Web-based customer service. The internet has become the new path for providing customer assistance‚ providing a space for searching and shopping. As the technology is develops‚ clear advantages and disadvantages to customer service relationships have presented itself. One of the advantages of a website include increased exposure‚ with the ability reach customers on a global level. The web provides the
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• The products they produce • Who their customers are • Where their customers are located Once the above considerations has been taken‚ a manager can then look at the advantages and disadvantages to the different types of departmentalization. Two types of departmentalization are product and geography. Product departmentalization is when a company is organized by specific products. Take a look at 3M Corp; they make both consumer and industrial products. All of 3M Crops products operate
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pretzels. Pepsi’s mission is to be the world’s premier consumer products company focused on convenient foods and beverages. They seek to produce healthy financial rewards to investors as we provide opportunities for growth and enrichment to our employees‚ our business partners and the communities in which we operate. And in everything we do‚ we strive for honesty‚ fairness and integrity. Problem Statement: What does product and service design do to help Pepsi meet its consumer needs? Research Questions
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Organizational Design In today’s volatile business environment‚ it is more important than ever that managers‚ whether of a global multinational or a small team‚ should understand the fundamentals of organizational design. Written specifically for executives and executive MBA students‚ the new edition of this successful book provides a step-by-step “how to” guide for designing an organization. It features comprehensive coverage of the key aspects of organizational design‚ including goals‚ strategy
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ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN AND ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE An organization is a pattern of relationships-many interwoven‚ simultaneous relationships- through which people‚ under the direction of managers‚ pursue their common goals. These goals are the products of the decision - making processes. The goals that managers develop through planning are typically ambitious‚ far-reaching‚ and open-ended. Managers want to ensure that their organizations can endure for a long time. Members of an organization
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University of Phoenix Material Organizational Theories Matrix Complete the matrix by listing at least five organizational theories and the correlating theorists‚ concepts‚ strengths and weaknesses of each theory. Answer the questions that follow the matrix. Include reference page consistent with APA guidelines‚ and include primary sources where available. Organizational theory | Theorist | Concepts | Strengths and weakness | Modernist | Adam Smith‚ Max Weber ‚ Henri Fayol | Clear structure
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